What happened on this date in Mormon History - several curious snippets every day

30 years ago today - Jul 14, 1987

William Law, Counselor to Joseph Smith and publisher of the NAUVOO EXPOSITOR (the newspaper that exposed Joseph's polygamy and whose distruction led to Joseph's arrest and assassination at Carthage Jail) is rebaptized by proxy into the LDS church. His priesthood is restored by proxy on Oct 15.